> Django Reinhardt was a guitarist. Grappelli was the (premier jazz)
> violinist with whom he often played. Their classic, Piece "A Minor Swing"
> is heavily Gypsy-influenced. I believe that Grappelli was French.
>
FWIW, there was a wonderful documentary on the Roma on the History Channel a
few months back. It's called "In Search of History: Curse on the Gypsies."
See
http://store.aetv.com/cgi-bin/ae.storefront/0/Ext/OutsideFrame/UT/32/Product
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West Chester Univ. of PA, West Chester, PA 19383
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Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, herpetoculturist and
bluegrass fiddler
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